Category: Blog Posts
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How to get spontaneous eye contact when your child has autism
A great way to get your child to look at you on their own is by providing sensory input. Most children like swinging, tickles, spinning, or squeezing; use this as the reward for making eye contact. Make sure you’re within close proximity and begin with a couple of freebies, then…
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Food Prep
Don’t forget to include your child in the preparation process for dinner. This is a great opportunity for bonding and working on life skills. Give them their own bowl to work with. Mashing potatoes will help work on: Gross and fine motor skills Hand-eye coordination Following instructions Language Have fun…
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PECS
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Made some today for a family. This week we will be working on requesting for desired items. Starting off very simple. I have to teach my kiddo and his parents how to use PECS first. Once they’ve mastered these 2 pictures, we will add some more.
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The semester is over!!
I am done for the semester. I’m so happy to have a couple of weeks off before the next one begins. I have 3 semesters left to graduate. I will be posting again over the weekend. I have some paperwork to catch up on. Hope everyone is have a good…
Therapy Ever After 